Burning Moscow

After less than an hour, I stood on the bell tower of the church and could no longer see the battle going on. I could only know that the battle was still fierce ahead based on the vaguely rumbling cannons and the smoke rising into the air. Is going on. ㈧㈠Chinese Netん⒈

I went back to my headquarters and learned about the progress of the battle based on the telegrams sent by the divisions.

Through the telegram that Akhromeyev put in front of me, I knew that the 51st Guards Division of Sederikov and the 89th Guards Division of Seryukin advanced 15 kilometers and broke through the German army in Zhiluo. The defensive line of the forest area of ​​the Southwest Defense Line of Binh has occupied a number of villages and settlements, and is now clearing the remnants of the enemy.

The 52nd Guards Division and the 375th Infantry Division are now under the cover of the tank battalion and the self-propelled artillery regiment, continuing to advance to the southwest. Because the enemy has not formed a decent resistance, they are currently away from the two larger German heavy guards. The residential area is only one step away.

Seeing such a battle report, I nodded silently, then raised my head and said to Akhromeyev: "From the current situation, due to the weak resistance of the German army, the divisions are making rapid progress."

Akhromeyev smiled and replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander. The two units of the 52nd Guards and the 375th Infantry Division are currently 23 kilometers away from Zhilobin. If our troops can Maintaining this degree of offense, we will be able to restore the original posture of the 65th Army from the beginning to the day after tomorrow."

I was still immersed in the joy of the smooth progress of the troops. At this moment, when I heard Akhromeyev advance Batov’s troops, my face immediately became gloomy. You must know that Batov’s troops are in sight. At that time, he was hit by the enemy's counterattack, and was beaten to abandon his armor.

I stared at the map for a while, then frowned and asked Ahromeyev: "Major, what is the current distance between the two echelons?" When the troops counterattacked, for convenience, Akhrom and I Meyev called the 51st and 89th Guards Division the first echelon, while the other two divisions were the second echelon.

When Akhromeyev heard me asking this, he might have realized the seriousness of the problem. He paused for a moment, and then replied: "The first echelon is now 15 kilometers away from the city, and the first team is ahead of you. The second echelon is eight kilometers apart."

"Report to the two commanders Nekrasov and Lukin, let them slow down the attack." After I said this, I saw Akhromeyev look surprised, and added: "Due to advancing Too fast. Now the two echelons are out of touch. If the Germans counterattack, they may be divided and surrounded."

"Isn't it possible?" Akhromeyev said in a somewhat unbelievable way about my statement: "Facing such a fierce offensive like us, the Germans should not be able to withstand it."

"Major, please don't treat the Germans as fools. If they were so vulnerable, after these two years of fighting, they should have been driven out of the country by us long ago." I said solemnly, "As a commander, You must have a clear understanding of the entire battle. Don’t overestimate yourself and don’t underestimate your enemy. You must know that the enemy has seven divisions, including two armored divisions, and our counterattack has only four infantry divisions."

"But, Comrade Commander." Akhromeyev retorted somewhat unwillingly: "The superiors sent us two divisions of the 11th Army. In this way, our total strength increased to six divisions. Fully equipped with the ability to contend with the German army..."

"Comrade Major, don't just put the hope of victory on others." I criticized Akhromeyev unceremoniously and said: "If we think that there are friendly forces cooperating with us from the flank, we will just rush forward regardless. , Once the enemy detours back to our flank and the friendly army to cover is not in place, what will happen then, have you thought about it?"

Akhromeyev, who was criticized by me, immediately flushed with shame. He was a little embarrassed and said: "Comrade Commander, I didn’t think well. The main reason is that our troops played too smoothly, so I can’t help but It's a little ecstatic."

"Okay, Major, stop talking." I don't want to blame Akhromeev too much. After all, he is one of my most powerful subordinates, so I slowed down and said to him: "Hurry up and report. , Let the second echelon slow down the attack. At the same time, the first echelon will continue to move forward and shorten the distance between them and the second echelon in addition to leaving a handful of troops to clean up the remaining enemies."

Akhromeyev went to the communication room to tell the time, I accidentally received a call from Batov. As soon as he spoke, he first congratulated our team on the results of the counterattack, and then said: "Comrade Oshanina, I have another good news to tell you."

Hearing Batov said that there is good news to tell me, I can't help but frown, saying that your troops have been beaten by the Germans and lost their armor and armor. What good news can you tell me? Could it be that you will still use the technique of making a peasant army, and conjure up tens of thousands of people to cooperate with our counterattack? But out of politeness, I still asked in a flat tone: "General Batov, do you have any good news?"

"That's it, Comrade Oshanina." Batov said a little embarrassed: "Isn't my army repelled by the Germans because of negligence the other day?"

"Yes, Comrade General, I know that." If it weren't for his troops being defeated by the Germans, I guess my troops would have to wait a month to enter Belarus. "I don't know what this has to do with the good news you want to tell?"

"The three divisions of our army are currently rushing to Svetlogorsk as quickly as possible," Batov said emotionally: "They can attack the city as early as noon tomorrow. , The German army rushing to Zhilobin completely retreated forward."

I found what he called Svetlogorsk on the map. The city is now sixty kilometers southwest of Zhilobin. If this city is in the hands of our army, it will rush towards Zhilobin. The German troops were cut off. But as to where Batov found the troops, I was puzzled: "General Batov, I don't know the troops that attacked the city. Where did you find them?"

"Where else can it be, of course it is my army." In order to let me figure out what was going on, Batov also prepared to explain: "The reason why my army was defeated by the Germans is not only attrition of the army and the consumption of weapons and ammunition. In addition, because my main forces were concentrated on the left flank, the Germans attacked my weak right flank, which resulted in the collapse of the entire defense line. Fortunately, my troops deployed on the left flank did not lose much. Just now. Commander Rokosovsky called and said that he would send troops from the 61st Army to replace my defense in Kalinkovic. In this way, I have mobile forces in my hands, so I will Order one of them to copy the German army as quickly as possible."

Batov’s words surprised me a bit. I thought that the 65th Army’s troops were almost completely lost under the attack of the Germans. I didn’t expect that the main force of the Army was still there, and even three divisions could be easily transferred. Troops, come to assist our troops in combat.

I calculated the distance between the second echelon and the city, and then said to Batov: "General Batov, my offensive force is still more than 30 kilometers away from Svetlogorsk, even if the Germans The resistance is weak, and it takes at least one day to reach the vicinity of the city."

"That's great." I don't know if Batov had considered it long ago, or if he made a temporary motive, he said a little excitedly: "Since our two troops arrived in Svetlogorsk in about the same time, it would be better to Come to a joint operation to take this city together and turn it into a starting point for our attack on Kalinkovic."

Although I don’t know how the moral army is deployed in the city, I understand in my heart that it is not easy to seize the city. The Germans have been operating in this area for more than two years and must have built a lot of fortifications. At the moment, there are not many tanks and artillery that I can use, which leads to the insufficient attacking ability of the troops. Even if Batov's troops besiege the city, they may not be able to be taken in a short period of time.

"What do you think of my proposal?" It may have been a long time since I heard my reply, Batov asked anxiously: "Comrade Oshanina, what do you think, always make a statement."

I thought about it for a moment, and thought that tomorrow, there should be new troops arriving, and even tanks or artillery would arrive here, and then our firepower output would be improved. Thinking of this, I decisively stated: "General Batov, I agree to your proposal. After our troops arrive close to the city, we will discuss joint operations."

When I put down the phone, I saw Akhromeyev standing by and asked casually: "Major, have the telegrams gone out?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander, the telegrams are all out." After saying this, Akhromeyev asked me tentatively: "The call just now was from General Batov, he said. What happened."

"What else can you say? Discuss with me about joint operations." Anyway, Akhromeyev is not an outsider. I pointed to the map and said to him: "Major, come and see. General Batov said he has already We drew troops near Kalinkovic and rushed to this city, and if our department continues to move forward, we will be able to reach here soon. He suggested to me that our two armies work together to take this place. , And use it as a starting point for the attack on Kalinkovic."

Akhromeyev tilted his head and looked at the place I showed him. After a long time, he asked, "Comrade Commander, the proposal for joint operations is not bad, but what I am worried about is that we two The group army does not have any artillery or tanks, and it may be difficult to capture the city."

Seeing that Akhromeyev’s views coincided with mine, I nodded, and then said: "If we want to capture this city, we need a lot of artillery and tanks. Unfortunately, our heavy equipment is still there today. Morensk will not be able to get through for a while. If you simply use infantry to attack the city, in addition to increasing casualties, I am also worried that this battle will fall into a stalemate, which will make Mozyri and Kalinkovich. The enemy has a respite."

"Comrade Commander, I am about to report this to you." As soon as I finished speaking, Akhromeyev went on to say: "Our artillery troops have actually been driving along the road towards Zhilobin since last night. Come in, if nothing happens, they will be here before noon tomorrow."

Hearing that the artillery would arrive soon, I couldn't help raising my eyebrows, and asked somewhat unexpectedly: "Did General Povsky say how many artillery can arrive here tomorrow?"

"Four Guard Rocket Battalions, two Cannon Regiments, and a Howitzer Regiment." Akhromeyev's data is very familiar. Without looking through the notepad, he directly said the data I was interested in: "Because they received Order to get here as soon as possible, so they only carried a base amount of ammunition. It will take at least a week for their ammunition supply to return to normal."

"Why is this?" Hearing Akhromeyev's words, I couldn't help but frown. If the artillery doesn't have enough ammunition, even the infantry can't match it. So I asked dissatisfiedly: "If the ammunition is not If enough, what is the use of sending so many artillery over here. Can I get in touch with General Povsky?"

Akhromeyev thought for a while, and then replied: "Povsky is already on the way, I can only try to report to him to see if I can contact him."

"Go on~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I waved at Akhromeyev and urged: "Maybe his radio is also on during the march, so that he can be contacted. "

When Akhromeyev left, I suddenly remembered one thing. I felt as if I had complicated simple questions. Since this is Batov’s territory, he could provide us with the tank fuel last time, so he must be able to solve the artillery shells.

Thinking of this, I immediately picked up the phone on the desk and connected to Batov's headquarters. As soon as I heard someone speaking in the microphone, I immediately said straightforwardly: "Hello, I am General Oshanina, commander of the Sixth Guards Army. Please go to General Batov. I have important things to discuss with him. ."

Batov was surprised that I called him again just after I finished the call. He asked in amazement, "Comrade Oshanina, do you know anything important about you?"

"Yes, General Batov, it's a very important thing." I didn't go around with him, but asked straightforwardly: "I want to ask, are there enough shells in your hand?"

"Cannonball, what cannonball?" Batov was confused by my thoughtless questioning. He asked inexplicably, "What do you ask these things for?" (To be continued.)